faultlineviews@gmail.comUkraine’s parliament approved a landmark law establishing a regulated farmland market, a reform tied to international financial support and scheduled to take effect in July 2021.
Zeynep AzizSouth Africa entered a strict nationwide lockdown on 27 March 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
faultlineviews@gmail.comIndia announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown as authorities sought to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the country.
faultlineviews@gmail.comThe European Central Bank announced a €750 billion emergency asset-purchase programme on 18 March 2020 to counter the pandemic’s financial shock.
Zeynep AzizTurkey confirmed its first known coronavirus infection on 11 March 2020 and began expanding nationwide public-health restrictions.
faultlineviews@gmail.comItaly extended movement restrictions nationwide on 9 March 2020, placing roughly 60 million people under unprecedented measures to slow COVID-19.
Mehmut NaserPresidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin agreed a ceasefire intended to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib province.
faultlineviews@gmail.comThe United States and the Taliban signed an agreement linking foreign-troop withdrawal to security commitments and proposed Afghan negotiations.
Zeynep AzizTurkey said it would no longer prevent migrants from attempting to reach Europe, prompting a tense border confrontation with Greece.
Zeynep AzizAn air strike in Syria’s Idlib province killed 33 Turkish soldiers and sharply escalated the regional conflict.
